"misprocure" meaning in English

See misprocure in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: misprocures [present, singular, third-person], misprocuring [participle, present], misprocured [participle, past], misprocured [past]
Etymology: mis- + procure Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|procure}} mis- + procure Head templates: {{en-verb}} misprocure (third-person singular simple present misprocures, present participle misprocuring, simple past and past participle misprocured)
  1. To procure incorrectly; to procure in a manner not in accordance with official policies and procedures.
    Sense id: en-misprocure-en-verb-ibAjd6jI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mis-

Inflected forms

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